OSHA Inspection: JR ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  a). Interior of the residential structure - On or about January 16, 2019, protective helmets were not worn by employees exposed to being struck by items such as, but not limited to pneumatic nail guns, hammers, and lumber, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to January 16, 2019, employees used pneumatic nail guns, a Makita circular saw, and hammers without the use of eye protection, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2029.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, an employee worked from three separate aluminum scaffold planks that were 12 inches in width, thus exposing an employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a). At the worksite  On or about January 16, 2019, an employee accessed/egressed aluminum scaffold planks by climbing the wood framing of the residential structure, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, aluminum scaffold planks were not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person, thus exposing an employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, an employee worked from aluminum scaffold planks without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2029.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards as outlined in (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, the employer did not have an employee trained by a qualified person on how to recognize hazards and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards associated with performing work from aluminum scaffold planks, thus exposing an employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question as outlined in (b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, the employer did not have each employee involved in the erection of aluminum scaffold planks trained by a competent person, thus exposing an employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 19.3 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b).  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, employees worked from a residential structure's ceiling joists and top plates without the use of a fall protection system, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 8.9 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a). At the worksite - On or about January 16, 2019, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees who performed wood framing activities from a residential structure's top plates and ceiling joists, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 8.9 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step.  a). Interior of the residential structure - On or about January 16, 2019, employees used the top cap and top step of two separate Werner stepladders, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard up to approximately 8.1 feet.

Issued

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1739.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a). At the worksite  On or about January 16, 2019, the employer did not provide ladder training to employees that used Werner stepladders, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 8.1 feet.